Cullingworth nestles in Yorkshire's wonderful South Pennines and I have the pleasure and delight to be the village's Conservative Councillor. But these are my views - on politics, food, beer and the stupidity of those who want to tell me what to think or do. And a little on mushrooms.

Wednesday, 8 August 2012

But binge drinking?

“Every night, in town centres, hospitals and police
stations across the country, people have to cope with the consequences of
alcohol abuse. And the problem is getting worse. Over the last decade we’ve
seen a frightening growth in the number of people — many under age — who
think it’s acceptable for people to get drunk in public in ways that wreck
lives, spread fear and increase crime. This is one of the scandals of our society and I am determined to deal with
it.”

I'll give David Cameron the benefit of the doubt and say he's merely ignorant rather than wilfully misleading. Because he's wrong - here's CAMRA on young people drinking:

“The percentage of young pub goers (18-24 year olds) visiting the pub
regularly – once a week or more – has plummeted from 38% to 16% since 2005.”